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step 1 All right, so this is what we call a word choice question. They're not necessarily asking you wh

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Key Concepts

Italics as a Visual Cue in Literature

Italics are often employed by writers to indicate emphasis, draw attention to particular words or phrases, and suggest that what is being communicated has a special significance. This typographic choice helps subtly convey emotions or shifts in tone that might not be as apparent in standard typeface, thereby deepening the reader's understanding of the nuance in the text.

Characterization through Textual Emphasis

The use of textual emphasis, such as italics, plays a crucial role in revealing a character’s inner state or emotional reaction. By altering the typography, authors are able to provide additional layers of insight into a character’s thoughts and feelings, enriching the narrative and allowing readers to perceive the subtleties of a character’s demeanor and response in a given moment.

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00:02 All right, so this is what we call a word choice question.

00:09 They're not necessarily asking you what the word means.

00:14 They're asking you why the author used it.

00:17 Now, to answer why, we still actually need to figure out what, right? we need to figure out what the word means so that we can answer why the author used it.

00:27 So we need to go to line 55.

00:30 Now sometimes it's helpful to read all of the answer choices around or all of the sentences around it, not just line 55, and see the words that are in italic.

00:40 So go over and we'll read a few lines in between.

00:45 Pretty witness, he muttered, looking down into his glass, i have had enough of witnesses today and tonight, who's your pretty witness? the picturesque doctor's daughter, miss mante.

00:56 She? pretty? is she not? no.

00:59 Why i'm in alive, she is an admiration of the whole court.

01:04 Brought the admiration of the whole court.

01:06 Who made the old bailey a judge of beauty? she is a golden -haired doll.

01:11 Do you know sidney said mr.

01:12 Stryver, looking at him with sharp eyes and slowly drawing his hand across his face? do you know i'd rather thought in time you sympathize with the golden -haired? all right.

01:20 So the word that was in italics was the word she.

01:25 And they're referring to miss manty, right? now, whenever he's emphasizing the word sheet, it's almost like he's in disbelief, right? carton doesn't think that he's, that miss manty is pretty, and stryver does.

01:45 So this is kind of the difference in tone.

01:48 So carton is in disbelief because they both, they don't agree on if miss manty is pretty.

02:00 So that would be why the italics are used there...

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